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s spying on angela merkel what well this mission achieved from your point of view. but the german mission but also there is a european mission i know in washington they are discussing on all those issues of course i don't have the results but i think that it's important that european and german together could discuss with. the authorities on you as a level in order to explain that we don't accept like that such a spying so i think that all those question of that protection and spying if to be discussed and to be clarified it is about to run about and politician and a.p. and member of the party and there's duran thank you very much indeed for your time we appreciate it. now a red line to green energy in the u.k. coming up later in the program the majority of the population voted down believing the benefits failed to overweight the aggravating tax burden. but let's talk about britain in a different perspective london will block scotland from sharing its high level intelligence if it was to become independent next here the british home secretary has warned this could p
s spying on angela merkel what well this mission achieved from your point of view. but the german mission but also there is a european mission i know in washington they are discussing on all those issues of course i don't have the results but i think that it's important that european and german together could discuss with. the authorities on you as a level in order to explain that we don't accept like that such a spying so i think that all those question of that protection and spying if to be...
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for us -- i understand why angela merkel has to say something publicly. the fact is the nsa has done more to save german lives than the german army since world war ii. that's the reality. the nsa has provided so much intelligence to save them in terrorist attack. they should be thankful to us, not going through this charade. >> peter king, as a member of the house homeland security committee, the hout intelligence committee as well, the chair of the subcommittee, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. appreciate it. >>> remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter. you can tweet me @wolfblitzer. thanks very much for watches. "crossfire" with special guests ron paul, race mar reese turner, "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight diagnosing what's wrong with obama care. even if he isn't worried, should he be? should the president have known more about the problem? on the left brian schweitzer, on the right s.e. kipp. in the crossfire, and grace ma returner, who thinks it's wrong for america. can obam
for us -- i understand why angela merkel has to say something publicly. the fact is the nsa has done more to save german lives than the german army since world war ii. that's the reality. the nsa has provided so much intelligence to save them in terrorist attack. they should be thankful to us, not going through this charade. >> peter king, as a member of the house homeland security committee, the hout intelligence committee as well, the chair of the subcommittee, thanks very much for...
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had an ear across the phones of thirty five world leaders including german chancellor angela merkel well we spoke to a german m.p. who believes that the e.u. should be more careful when it comes to relations with the u.s. the only thing that does affect that the united states of america they are violating human rights they are violating diplomatic relation relations with the member states and this is has to be stopped and. we do not not need any new agreements on the security issues or security cooperation with the yes we have to stop and all these dirty ugly security corporations with us and us has to close their military bases in europe and especially in germany i think. more stories aligned for you including presidential post obama's facebook and twitter accounts get hacked by syrian rebels the post changed and used in a violent video find out more on this story on our website. and the worst in a decade storm st jude blasts across northern europe leaving more than a dozen people dead in its wake all the food and reports of the extreme conditions on our t.v. dot com. afghanistan gets a
had an ear across the phones of thirty five world leaders including german chancellor angela merkel well we spoke to a german m.p. who believes that the e.u. should be more careful when it comes to relations with the u.s. the only thing that does affect that the united states of america they are violating human rights they are violating diplomatic relation relations with the member states and this is has to be stopped and. we do not not need any new agreements on the security issues or security...
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merkel well joining me live in the fall is hands on spot a former u.n. assistant secretary general thank you so much mr responded for talking to us here on r.t. well as we know the wiretapping scandal broke a while ago the question now is why has it taken so long for the e.u. officials and germany in particular to react. well first of all that had to be a joint position to be developed and that is gradually happening but i think the noose rests all well meaning and then the various government has to really understand what moves they should carry out and i think we all read on the way all that thing and we are joined in position on the grounds that. you are going to geisha and washing day all of that is that in the right direction what is absolutely not come don't have that we just lean back and say well buying this part of our lives. out of muslim i we have to accept that. if i'm going well we will talk about the delegation and the rains in washington a little later but also you know obama says that he claims in fact he didn't know that the n.s.a. spied
merkel well joining me live in the fall is hands on spot a former u.n. assistant secretary general thank you so much mr responded for talking to us here on r.t. well as we know the wiretapping scandal broke a while ago the question now is why has it taken so long for the e.u. officials and germany in particular to react. well first of all that had to be a joint position to be developed and that is gradually happening but i think the noose rests all well meaning and then the various government...
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this week two representatives from german chancellor angela merkel will visit washington. their leader is calling for talks about the nsa's
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chancellor angela merkel wanted to know directly from the president whether her own personal phone was tapped. diana magnate is in berlin. the chancellor did say the trust between the united states and europe has to be, in her words, re-established. what does she mean by that? how does that happen and what are the german reactions to claims of being spied on by their mates? >> well, justice, the basis as the of any good political relationship. when she she's trust has been broken, you can see how angry she is. she was a woman who grew up in the former east germany and understands what living in a police state is like. she remembers how much the east german spy network disrupted the very basis of society. and so do so many germans, michael. that's why when she says and the german people say that it is not right to spy on friends, they're speaking from bitter experience. >> all right, diana magnay, thank you so much. the state department at least joining us there. we know one of the things that at least the white house is claiming is that the president didn't know about all of this, that
chancellor angela merkel wanted to know directly from the president whether her own personal phone was tapped. diana magnate is in berlin. the chancellor did say the trust between the united states and europe has to be, in her words, re-established. what does she mean by that? how does that happen and what are the german reactions to claims of being spied on by their mates? >> well, justice, the basis as the of any good political relationship. when she she's trust has been broken, you can...
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this week two representatives from german chancellor angela merkel will visit washington. their leader is calling for talks about the nsa's reach after reports she was too big brothered by uncle sam. >> clearly damage has been done. i think we have to evaluate whether the costs of the method of gathering some intelligence greatly exceeds the benefit of that intelligence. >> joining me right now is north carolina republican congresswoman renee ellmers, a member of the house and energy commerce committee which is overseeing hearings on capitol hill into the federal health care website. congresswoman, it's great to have you with me. you had your chance to speak to the contractors last week and we have kathleen sebelius in the hot seat this week. what are the first questions that you want to ask of the secretary? >> well, what i'd like to know from the secretary is, number one, why did she repeatedly over time tell us that by october 1st, that website was going to be ready to go, that every american would be able to come
this week two representatives from german chancellor angela merkel will visit washington. their leader is calling for talks about the nsa's reach after reports she was too big brothered by uncle sam. >> clearly damage has been done. i think we have to evaluate whether the costs of the method of gathering some intelligence greatly exceeds the benefit of that intelligence. >> joining me right now is north carolina republican congresswoman renee ellmers, a member of the house and...
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they are saying that president obama was informed about the spying on angela merkel from this summer and then he immediately stopped the spying on angela merkel among others. 35 international leading politicians. so that might actually be the case. that might actually be as well the opportunity of president obama saving his face in front of angela merkel and as well perhaps being a little bit of a cure to the german/united states relation. one thing is clear, they have been spying on angela merkel's phone and as well the relations between germany and washington or the united states are seriously damaged, at least for now. with that, back to you. >> yes. got to run. for now. thanks, annette at that. that's the latest from the german point of view. >>> meanwhile, more bad news. critical obama care websites crashed. the crashed data center determines eligibility for government subsidies. the company is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. >>> michigan governor rick snyder is expected to testify in detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial. governor snyder orchestrated the s
they are saying that president obama was informed about the spying on angela merkel from this summer and then he immediately stopped the spying on angela merkel among others. 35 international leading politicians. so that might actually be the case. that might actually be as well the opportunity of president obama saving his face in front of angela merkel and as well perhaps being a little bit of a cure to the german/united states relation. one thing is clear, they have been spying on angela...
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but other reports say that he knew about the surveillance of angela merkel in 2010. there have been rumbles of how the european governments could be careful because edward snowden may have information about how much cooperation european governments gave to the surveillance. >> as they wrap up meetings on capitol hill, what are they saying after the first meeting emerges. >> reporter: this is part of an european inquiry set up a few months ago. this has been long planned. the first stop at chairman of the house intelligence mike rogers who said he didn't understand what all the fuss was about, that they should be glad europe is spying on them because its keeping them safe. not much there. there is talk of ongoing dialogue but the chairman of european union foreign affairs has said confidence has been damaged. >> has anything been said that their spying headquarters have been linked so they can share the spy information. >> reporter: that's the big question, what we haven't learned from the edward snowden is the amount of cooperation from the european governments and t
but other reports say that he knew about the surveillance of angela merkel in 2010. there have been rumbles of how the european governments could be careful because edward snowden may have information about how much cooperation european governments gave to the surveillance. >> as they wrap up meetings on capitol hill, what are they saying after the first meeting emerges. >> reporter: this is part of an european inquiry set up a few months ago. this has been long planned. the first...
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it loose they said it was necessary for fighting against terrorism prevention i don't know if angela merkel is a terrorist i think it's clear the use of agents programs for economic reasons for helping the transnational companies can you imagine what could happen if the program was carried out by cuba russia or the it could or argentina they would have called as dictators and criminals and we could be judged in the international court has not. even the fact that. the economy of ecuador largely depends on the united states it's not by no means an obstacle for mr korea to come with open criticism of washington's actions i remember when i covered the huge international scandal involving the visit to moscow of another latin american leader the president believes ever morales want to explain was denied airspace in europe and had to spend twelve hours at vienna's airport so back then i quoted a very explosive words from the ecuadorian foreign ministry which said that if something like this happens to us president then it would have been a good reason to declare war so of course the economi
it loose they said it was necessary for fighting against terrorism prevention i don't know if angela merkel is a terrorist i think it's clear the use of agents programs for economic reasons for helping the transnational companies can you imagine what could happen if the program was carried out by cuba russia or the it could or argentina they would have called as dictators and criminals and we could be judged in the international court has not. even the fact that. the economy of ecuador largely...
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merkel as well as allegedly tens of millions of the french and spanish citizens as well now the outrage in europe has been palpable we have on the liverpool have said that the confidence of our country towards the u.s. has been quote unquote that we also remember the recent to e.u. official statement talking highlighting the distrust that this these allegations have actually created and all of this anger spilling over not just in terms of diplomacy but also in the transatlantic deal somebody is calling for the stalling of that so we see a direct impact of the consequences of these allegations but the frustration right now is not just going one way because there are also frustrated reactions coming from the u.s. the n.s.a. chief having said that the nato allies that willingly shared that information with the u.s. and then he said that these allegations of widespread spying were in fact completely falls and misunderstood by the courts as well as reporters that regardless of their still a very strong impetus from the e.u. to push the u.s. to adopt a new overseas a surveillance guidelines f
merkel as well as allegedly tens of millions of the french and spanish citizens as well now the outrage in europe has been palpable we have on the liverpool have said that the confidence of our country towards the u.s. has been quote unquote that we also remember the recent to e.u. official statement talking highlighting the distrust that this these allegations have actually created and all of this anger spilling over not just in terms of diplomacy but also in the transatlantic deal somebody is...
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has been listening in on german chancellor angela merkel. but now, obama is claiming that he didn't know about it. [ light laughter ] in fact, earlier the president called a press conference to address the issue. he admitted to a lot of things he wasn't aware of. let's take a look. [ cheers and applause ] >> my fellow americans. first of all, it's true. the u.s. has been spying on german chancellor angela merkel, but the fact is, i wasn't aware of it. just because i'm president doesn't mean i know everything. [ laughter ] case in point, i just found out that the pumpkin spice latte -- not made with real pumpkins. [ laughter ] it's all chemicals. i mean, come on, what? not real pumpkins? another thing, i wasn't aware that "sister act 2: back in the habit" is a pun. you see, the habit they're talking about is a nun's habit, like the things they wear, you know, on their head. a habit, all this time i thought it meant they were back in the habit of singing and dancing. [ light laughter ] whoopi one. obama zero. [ laughter and applause ] here's a
has been listening in on german chancellor angela merkel. but now, obama is claiming that he didn't know about it. [ light laughter ] in fact, earlier the president called a press conference to address the issue. he admitted to a lot of things he wasn't aware of. let's take a look. [ cheers and applause ] >> my fellow americans. first of all, it's true. the u.s. has been spying on german chancellor angela merkel, but the fact is, i wasn't aware of it. just because i'm president doesn't...
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merkel house once upon a former u.n. assistant secretary general believes the u.s. should try its best to win back trust. when you european problem and. are making their money and individual governments do with the german government no dollar. i think the us can no longer. hear that we are strong in this. year's folks first not the state department repeatedly has. been a mix up the group who started to us here in central europe they where they have to come out where. reassurance and grab your begin to rebuild a very rocky road and. trust all more stories in line for you including presidential post obama's facebook and twitter accounts get hacked by syrian rebels the polls change and used in a violent video find out more on the story on our website and the world in a decade storm st jude blasts across northern europe leaving war and a dozen people dead in its wake all the food and reports of the extreme conditions on r.t. dot com. afghanistan gets about four billion dollars in aid each year from the u.s. and its allies an
merkel house once upon a former u.n. assistant secretary general believes the u.s. should try its best to win back trust. when you european problem and. are making their money and individual governments do with the german government no dollar. i think the us can no longer. hear that we are strong in this. year's folks first not the state department repeatedly has. been a mix up the group who started to us here in central europe they where they have to come out where. reassurance and grab your...
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was snooping on dozens of leaders, including angela merkel. but the spying stopped after the white house became aware. jim is in washington with more on the story. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, a very
was snooping on dozens of leaders, including angela merkel. but the spying stopped after the white house became aware. jim is in washington with more on the story. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, a very
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last week, we told you that the german head of government, angela merkel, called president obama to tell him to stop listening to her cell phone. late today, the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, dianne feinstein, said she is "totally opposed to spying on allies." well, no eavesdropping was required for u.s. officials to get an earful from european representatives in washington today. here's state department correspondent margaret brennan. >> reporter: members of the european parliament arrived for a closed-door meeting with house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers this morning. but the explanation they got did not satisfy germany's elmar brok who said the wiretapping of angela merkel's phone was a criminal act. >> if we have the feeling that your closest allies are spying on you, it's difficult to talk to such an ally in an open way anymore and i think we have to make a clear distinction between fighting together terrorism but not spying on friends. >> reporter: surveillance is a sensitive subject for germans, particularly for those who grew up in the east german
last week, we told you that the german head of government, angela merkel, called president obama to tell him to stop listening to her cell phone. late today, the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, dianne feinstein, said she is "totally opposed to spying on allies." well, no eavesdropping was required for u.s. officials to get an earful from european representatives in washington today. here's state department correspondent margaret brennan. >> reporter: members of...
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spied on german chancellor angela merkel. it spoke to a u.s. intelligence worker involved in the operation. it says that person revealed the head of the national security agency informed the president obama in person about the surveillance in 2010. the paper quoted the source as saying obama did not stop the operation. nearly a week ago, german government officials said u.s. intelligence agency may have monitored merkel's mobile phone. she called the president to demand an explanation. >> translator: i told him that tapping is a clear violation of law. >> reporter: president obama has been denying he knew about the operation. his press secretary is appealing for calm. >> the president assured the chancellor that the united states is not monitoring, and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. >> reporter: but it did in the past. german weekly magazine "der spiegel" reported the u.s. likely monitored merkel's mobile phone for more than a decade, from 2002 to around june this year. back in 2002, merkel was an opposition leader. fren
spied on german chancellor angela merkel. it spoke to a u.s. intelligence worker involved in the operation. it says that person revealed the head of the national security agency informed the president obama in person about the surveillance in 2010. the paper quoted the source as saying obama did not stop the operation. nearly a week ago, german government officials said u.s. intelligence agency may have monitored merkel's mobile phone. she called the president to demand an explanation. >>...
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"the wall street journal" said the nsa had eavesdropped on angela merkel's cell phone for years. the paper said president obama was informed of the procedure this summer and it had been stopped. german lawmakers were outraged. >> eavesdropping on the mobile phone conversations of heads of government takes things to a new level. it is unacceptable. but this cannot distract us from the fact that a massive amount of spying on normal german citizens and businesses was underway at the same time. >> many called for talks on a free-trade deal between the u.s. and the eu to be suspended. in washington, barack obama promised to review u.s. intelligence efforts. >> what we've seen over the last several years is their capacities continue to develop and expand, and that's why i am initiating a review to make sure that what they are able to do doesn't do sincerely mean what they should be doing -- doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing. times" saysyork obama should move to stop surveillance on all heads of state. .he allegations kept on coming media reports said the nsa had also t
"the wall street journal" said the nsa had eavesdropped on angela merkel's cell phone for years. the paper said president obama was informed of the procedure this summer and it had been stopped. german lawmakers were outraged. >> eavesdropping on the mobile phone conversations of heads of government takes things to a new level. it is unacceptable. but this cannot distract us from the fact that a massive amount of spying on normal german citizens and businesses was underway at...
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terms of allies they go as high as the german chancellor, angela merkel. >> another day, another embarrassment, another ambassador summoned to see angry european officials. on monday they revealed large- scale american intelligence gathering in spain. in oneion phone calls month alone. european parliamentarians met congressional leaders to discuss the surveillance. -- many of my colleagues are angry and disturbed. spying occurs anyway, according to some, but if that is the case we do not feel that that should be the case. >> revelations keep coming and they are acutely embarrassing for washington. the white house says that additional constraints may be needed. they are often quick to defend the need for large-scale intelligence gathering. work being done here protects the united states and our allies. and protects americans. we go into very dangerous places around the world. is not just europeans angry about surveillance. a the u.s. as well there is serious question about the breath and depth of intelligence gathering. >> president obama has said he wants to review the operations, telling the
terms of allies they go as high as the german chancellor, angela merkel. >> another day, another embarrassment, another ambassador summoned to see angry european officials. on monday they revealed large- scale american intelligence gathering in spain. in oneion phone calls month alone. european parliamentarians met congressional leaders to discuss the surveillance. -- many of my colleagues are angry and disturbed. spying occurs anyway, according to some, but if that is the case we do not...
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geblg thre angela merkel, threes before she became chancellor. it said nothing about whether it had monitored her. the revelations have sparked outrages in ger germany becausef east germany's past, like many germans, mervelg merkel is deman explanation and sending her intelligence chief to get one. >> also spied on the presidents of mexico and brazil and maybe spying on allies in 80 other countries. thousands marched in washington, d.c. yesterday to protest that program and demand a limit to the surveillance. germany and brazil are pushing for resolution from the u.n. general assembly calling for right to privacy on the internet. a draft could be circulated later this week. i talked to al jazeera's national security advisory faisa patel. >> there is embarrassment right now, the socialist government is way, way down in the polls. so the notion that the french government has no control over its destiny that it can't protect itself even against american spying doesn't play well with the elect ral rat. >> faisa do they have a right to be outraged? >>
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tapping of chancellor angela merkel's phone and in a letter to german authorities the former n.s.a. contractor expressed hope that growing support for what he did will prompt washington to abandon what he called harmful behavior. the details according to the member of the german parliament edward snowden is they're willing to come to germany and testify against n.s.a. of course that is the story that is being told by the opposition member of the german parliament has met with mr snowden in moscow on thursday and the former n.s.a. contractor has actually issued an entire letter address it to the german chancellor angela merkel in which he said that she would be more than willing to come and testify because you know. there's a lot about the n.s.a. exigencies not just in europe but in the entire world would be happy just to talk about them but he can only do that of berlin guarantees him a safe passage meaning that takes will not be extradited to the united states on top of that edward snowden of course doubted that she would be more than willing to testify not of berlin but in washing
tapping of chancellor angela merkel's phone and in a letter to german authorities the former n.s.a. contractor expressed hope that growing support for what he did will prompt washington to abandon what he called harmful behavior. the details according to the member of the german parliament edward snowden is they're willing to come to germany and testify against n.s.a. of course that is the story that is being told by the opposition member of the german parliament has met with mr snowden in...
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was tapping german chancellor angela merkel's cellphone for more than a decade. amanda price has the story. >> when pam a spoke at berlin's brandenburg gate the u.s. was facing questions about the surveillance program. the president tried to use his address to smooth things over with his ally. >> our current programs are bound by the rule of law, focused on the threat to security, not the communication of ordinary persons. >> the u.s. had been focused on the communications of official persons. secret u.s. intelligence documents showed that the nsa used hi-tech antennae to monitor buildings. angela merkel's cell phone was added in 2002, three years before becoming chancellor. there's a second spy agency in frankfurt. the u.s. spy agency says it will not monitor the chancellor. the revelations sparked outrage in germany where surveillance a controversial because of the east germany's communist past. like germans, angela merkel grew up in the east, where the secret police kept records on one-third of the population. angela merkel is demanding an explanation and send
was tapping german chancellor angela merkel's cellphone for more than a decade. amanda price has the story. >> when pam a spoke at berlin's brandenburg gate the u.s. was facing questions about the surveillance program. the president tried to use his address to smooth things over with his ally. >> our current programs are bound by the rule of law, focused on the threat to security, not the communication of ordinary persons. >> the u.s. had been focused on the communications of...
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as soon as he saw that he stopped the surveillance on angela merkel. if you're not a world leader you're not out of the woods, apparently. but in reports in the german media as early as 2010 the director of national security recreation told mr. obama personally that ms. merkel's phone was being tapped. president obama not only allowed that to continue, but any intelligence from that surveillance went directly to the white house, and didn't even go through the nsa. certainly there is push back from the white house. owofficials from the obama administration saying there is nothing on the records there. and fundamental questions are being raised about president obama's knowledge of all this, and if he doesn't know, why doesn't he know about this. >> it seems a face-to-face meeting is the only thing that will count. she had a phone call, but it's not enough. >> an explosion after an israeli strike, no reports of injuries. israel said the attacks targeted two hidden rocket large. they say it was in response to rockets fired in gaza in the early hours of mon
as soon as he saw that he stopped the surveillance on angela merkel. if you're not a world leader you're not out of the woods, apparently. but in reports in the german media as early as 2010 the director of national security recreation told mr. obama personally that ms. merkel's phone was being tapped. president obama not only allowed that to continue, but any intelligence from that surveillance went directly to the white house, and didn't even go through the nsa. certainly there is push back...
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tapped. -- angela merkel was being tapped. they discussed the surveillance rogue rams -- programs. they warned of lasting damage to the transatlantic relationship. >> over the weekend, the white house was quiet, not commenting on the spy scandal. press secretary jay carney said that there may need to be additional constraints placed on america's spy agencies. >> there are a number of efforts underway designed to increase transparency, work with congress to look at reforms of the patriot act. to look at ways that we can increase oversight, increase constraints on the authorities provided by these programs. separately, there is a review underway that will look at, among other issues, some of the very specific things in regards to the intelligence gathering. including matters that deal with heads of state and other governments. >> joining me from washington is our correspondent. president obama is under pressure and letting his press secretary do the talking for him. what else to jay carney have to say? >> these were carefully wo
tapped. -- angela merkel was being tapped. they discussed the surveillance rogue rams -- programs. they warned of lasting damage to the transatlantic relationship. >> over the weekend, the white house was quiet, not commenting on the spy scandal. press secretary jay carney said that there may need to be additional constraints placed on america's spy agencies. >> there are a number of efforts underway designed to increase transparency, work with congress to look at reforms of the...
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the bugging of angela merkel e ended immediately afterwards. it's about the surveillance of tens of millions of its constituents. >> just needs to be rebuilt. we need to find out why this kind of thing is happening and what kind of trust has to be rebuilt. in the end we're fighting a battle in terms of security. we need to get that balance right. we're concerned too about security and we made that very clear but also there needs to be a balance struck with privacy of citizens and i think these frank exchanges must need to be rebuild that very are the important trust. >>> house chairman mike rogers, he says europeans should be grateful because it's keeping them safe. officials are briefing journalists that detailing their cooperation in the dragnet surveillance of their citizens if not the monitoring of their leaders' phone calls. that's european parliament delegation will be in washington until wednesday. we're also expecting delegations from the french and german intelligence agencies at some point, in the coming days and weeks, the question i
the bugging of angela merkel e ended immediately afterwards. it's about the surveillance of tens of millions of its constituents. >> just needs to be rebuilt. we need to find out why this kind of thing is happening and what kind of trust has to be rebuilt. in the end we're fighting a battle in terms of security. we need to get that balance right. we're concerned too about security and we made that very clear but also there needs to be a balance struck with privacy of citizens and i think...
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. >> reports that president obama knew the nsa was spying on angela merkel. and leaders head to washington to discuss the spying. >> syria plans to destroy chemical weapons with a watchdog overlooking. >>> rock'n'roll fans remembering influential punk pioneer lou reed. [ ♪ theme ] >>> welcome to al jazeera america. ever since the federal health care website went on line this month it's been plagued by problems. now there's a new glitch. the data hub is down - halting online enrolment. that hub, going down sunday, verifies applicants' yoists and incomes. it's key. the problem was caused by a connectivity issue at a center operated by ver eyeson. they quote in a statement: >> well, the latest gaff is yet another head ache for health -- health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius, who is set to appear before a committee to testify. the glitches are blamed for low enrol. sam say kathleen sebelius should step down if she can't fix the problems with healthcare.gov. >> the president has been poorly served with the implementation of his own signatory regu
. >> reports that president obama knew the nsa was spying on angela merkel. and leaders head to washington to discuss the spying. >> syria plans to destroy chemical weapons with a watchdog overlooking. >>> rock'n'roll fans remembering influential punk pioneer lou reed. [ ♪ theme ] >>> welcome to al jazeera america. ever since the federal health care website went on line this month it's been plagued by problems. now there's a new glitch. the data hub is down -...
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spying on european citizens citizens that include german chancellor angela merkel. what can you say about the allegations that the intelligence services of european countries have helped the n.s.a. collect intelligence on europeans that is not true at all what we've had the figures we have seen the europeans have helped and to collect informations about as a regions of afghanistan yemen and so on not overall. figures. in terms in german need to get into the french german authorities to observe it would have done them. yet. well basically from what i have heard from these members of delegation keith alexander had indeed brushed out their main questions. thanks very much indeed for that live update there from washington r.t. is going to check on. well n.s.a. claims that e.u. intelligence agencies willingly share data reportedly backed by the latest leaks published in spain the paper that early revealed more than sixty million calls were tracked by the n.s.a. within a month now says this was done in collaboration with spanish intelligence services now this document sho
spying on european citizens citizens that include german chancellor angela merkel. what can you say about the allegations that the intelligence services of european countries have helped the n.s.a. collect intelligence on europeans that is not true at all what we've had the figures we have seen the europeans have helped and to collect informations about as a regions of afghanistan yemen and so on not overall. figures. in terms in german need to get into the french german authorities to observe...
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merkel and other foreign leaders. >> will we apologize to angela merkel? >> reporter: but america's spy agencies were not apologizing to anyone claiming instead that all countries spy. >> some of this reminds me of a lot of the classic movie "casa blanca," my god, there is gambling going on here. it is the same thing. >> do you believe the allies have conducted at any time any type of espionage element against the u.s., our leaders or otherwise? >> absolutely. >> reporter: they also strongly denied reports of mass collection of phone records on countries such as france and spain. what is most surprising is france, germany, more than 30 leaders in all. an invasion of privacy the u.s. has not denied. what the administration will also not explain is how president obama didn't know, as the white house claims. >> if the president didn't know, he certainly should have known. one would think that if he didn't know, he would have demanded the resignations of those who should have briefed him. >> reporter: current and former officials say obama may not have known a
merkel and other foreign leaders. >> will we apologize to angela merkel? >> reporter: but america's spy agencies were not apologizing to anyone claiming instead that all countries spy. >> some of this reminds me of a lot of the classic movie "casa blanca," my god, there is gambling going on here. it is the same thing. >> do you believe the allies have conducted at any time any type of espionage element against the u.s., our leaders or otherwise? >>...
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merkel's phone in 2010. anonymous officials say that is not true and that a white house review only discovered the surveillance of world leaders in the summer and say the bugging of merkel's phone and soon after. a delegation from the european parliament that is visiting washington is also worried about the surveillance of tens of millions of its citizens. one report from spain suggests the nsa tracked 60 million calls in the country in the space of a month. >> we need to figure out why this kind of surveillance activity is happening and what kind of trust needs to be rebuilt. in the end we are fighting a battle in terms of security and we need to get the balance right and we are concerned too about security and we made that very clear. but also there is a balance to be struck in privacy of citizens and i think these factors changes need to be built into trust. >> reporter: there is a session to discuss u.s. spying. if a special committee is set it it may end up calling witnesses including chancellor merkel
merkel's phone in 2010. anonymous officials say that is not true and that a white house review only discovered the surveillance of world leaders in the summer and say the bugging of merkel's phone and soon after. a delegation from the european parliament that is visiting washington is also worried about the surveillance of tens of millions of its citizens. one report from spain suggests the nsa tracked 60 million calls in the country in the space of a month. >> we need to figure out why...
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foreign leaders isn't deede america's major focus the latest league suggests that german chancellor angela merkel was on the target list and the country's delegation is in washington to question american officials and that is the level the of the n.s.a. type phone calls from ordinary people is thought to be massive as well with hundreds of millions of calls intercepted monthly across europe or is the reaction of the e.u. enough to force the you asked if the surveillance not at all things is about duran bolton politician and a.p. and member of the party so i think that the reaction of your european union it's not enough we cannot only only say all this a problem we will see you know we have to see in our relationships with us see we suspend the relationship especially the trid discussion the trade agreement discussion it's a capacity of a saint in order to say to the usa no we don't accept what you do with this of spying questions we are not in the past with the dividing of the world in some blocks we are the move throughout all of relationships so we have to change our ways to do and also
foreign leaders isn't deede america's major focus the latest league suggests that german chancellor angela merkel was on the target list and the country's delegation is in washington to question american officials and that is the level the of the n.s.a. type phone calls from ordinary people is thought to be massive as well with hundreds of millions of calls intercepted monthly across europe or is the reaction of the e.u. enough to force the you asked if the surveillance not at all things is...
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merkel which he said that to today more than willing to come and testify because he knows a lot about the nsa activities and not just in europe but in the entire world would be happy to sad to talk about them bought such i could only do that at the win guarantees him a safe passage mean practical when it started to the united states. on top of that though it's not the source added that c would be more than willing to testify not a valid but in washington and fourthly that is impossible odds at the moments of toys at this point in st are many find themselves in sort of the fatwa to considering the fact that it has been revealed that anything has been whistling a tune or the private phone conversations of the german chancellor angela merkel and dining at its notice of life in russia where he has been since sec two and a welsh at reading to his address and where it snowed in i think a good job with the wide approach to up internet companies as a technical specialist however we do not know which company that is because the course of the security measures winston justice be two in which it
merkel which he said that to today more than willing to come and testify because he knows a lot about the nsa activities and not just in europe but in the entire world would be happy to sad to talk about them bought such i could only do that at the win guarantees him a safe passage mean practical when it started to the united states. on top of that though it's not the source added that c would be more than willing to testify not a valid but in washington and fourthly that is impossible odds at...
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was snooping on dozens of leaders, including angela merkel. but the spying stopped after the white house became aware. jim is in washington with more on the story. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, a very busy weekend. the "wall street journal" reporting the president was unaware of this under surveillance until this summer. a second report in germany saying the president wasn't aware of the spying on germany, going back to 2010. something the white house vehemently denies. the white house is scrambling with the series of accusations coming out every day. we did get new details over the weekend and overnight about a review the president has ordered of the under surveillance payne capabilities. the national security council telling us when it comes to our closest foreign partners and allies, they're starting two new groups. a president's review group on communication and technology, a separate review board on civil liberties. the white house in effect acknowledging overreach here. every day it makes a move, there are new revelation, in
was snooping on dozens of leaders, including angela merkel. but the spying stopped after the white house became aware. jim is in washington with more on the story. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, a very busy weekend. the "wall street journal" reporting the president was unaware of this under surveillance until this summer. a second report in germany saying the president wasn't aware of the spying on germany, going back to 2010. something the white house vehemently...
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president obama then asked for the surveillance of angela merkel's phone to be cease. not so with various world leaders if there are other world leaders watching right now you are not out of the woods yet. this is a push back from germany media that president obama was briefed about the surveillance in 2010. not only did the president say that surveillance should continue, he ordered that intelligence come from out of that surveillance come directly to the white house and out of the national security agency. we expect the press briefing from the white house, the official line to come in the coming hours. >> and there is an european delegation come together white house today. what do they hope to accomplish? >> reporter: we should bear in mind that this delegation has long been organized. the european parliament has an inquiry under way since the edward snowdon revelation. they're here, once again, receiving a great deal of notice. they'll have lots of meetings planned with white house officials, intelligence officials, think tanks and civil society. they're trying to f
president obama then asked for the surveillance of angela merkel's phone to be cease. not so with various world leaders if there are other world leaders watching right now you are not out of the woods yet. this is a push back from germany media that president obama was briefed about the surveillance in 2010. not only did the president say that surveillance should continue, he ordered that intelligence come from out of that surveillance come directly to the white house and out of the national...
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for example, with germany's angela merkel, who said that her phone had been listened to, but there is at least one member of congress, a republican, a member of the intelligence committee who said there is no need to change anything. this is representative peter king. >> the nsa is doing a phenomenal job. to me they're doing outstanding patriotic jobs. i'm opposed to what they're trying to do. i think the nsa is doing an outstanding job. and for us to tie its hands are going to cost american lives. >> tony just this little tidbit, there was a moment of levity at the hearing when one of the spy chiefs said what do you mean? "there's spying going on in the world." >> thanks, appreciate it. the nation's spy chiefs were not the only one facing difficult questions on capitol hill today. lawmakers sent several hours grilling the head of the problem-plagued health insurance website. mike viqueira is in washington for us. how tough was that hearing, and did anything really come out of it? anything new? >> you know, tony, it's interesting. let's bottom line this. there is a lot of partisan bac
for example, with germany's angela merkel, who said that her phone had been listened to, but there is at least one member of congress, a republican, a member of the intelligence committee who said there is no need to change anything. this is representative peter king. >> the nsa is doing a phenomenal job. to me they're doing outstanding patriotic jobs. i'm opposed to what they're trying to do. i think the nsa is doing an outstanding job. and for us to tie its hands are going to cost...
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the president said he was never told about angela merkel's phone and things like that. the president says he wasn't told about the web site. that raises questions about the culture of the management. don't you want the boss to know when something could undermine his important initiative or undermine relationships in the world? so republicans are going to do right now to this president what democrat did to george w. bush about the same point. not only raise the credibility question but competence question. >> i want to talk more about that in our next block. but just on obama care, i guess one benefit for the administration it certainly knocked off the front page all the messups with the web site. this is not really the way you want to go about it. >> that's not a good thing. i think it's a problem to conflate all these things together. these are really separate issues. but if the boss is going out and over and over saying something that somebody in administration knows not to be true, that's a very different animal. and i think at that point, absolutely someone has to s
the president said he was never told about angela merkel's phone and things like that. the president says he wasn't told about the web site. that raises questions about the culture of the management. don't you want the boss to know when something could undermine his important initiative or undermine relationships in the world? so republicans are going to do right now to this president what democrat did to george w. bush about the same point. not only raise the credibility question but...
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bugged angela merkel's phone affect e.u. america ties so do you log onto our t dot com to vote in our latest weapon. and now let's take a look at the votes that we've got so far well as you can see the most popular opinion seems to be that the e.u. will introduce highly encrypted communications for all top officials to protect countries against us snooping over a quater of those who have participated in our online. the bomb will apologize strangle merkel and offer to spawn i do cameron instead will slightly fewer than that think european governments will restrict access to private data raising the costs for u.s. businesses in the e.u. and the minority at this point which stem president per se and believe a germany is offering snowden a songe asylum in return for launching a cyber counterattack against the u.s. so go to r.t. dot com to have your say and while you're online get the latest updates on the story and many others. such as reports that tens of millions of phone calls in spain were intercepted and stored by the n.s.a
bugged angela merkel's phone affect e.u. america ties so do you log onto our t dot com to vote in our latest weapon. and now let's take a look at the votes that we've got so far well as you can see the most popular opinion seems to be that the e.u. will introduce highly encrypted communications for all top officials to protect countries against us snooping over a quater of those who have participated in our online. the bomb will apologize strangle merkel and offer to spawn i do cameron instead...
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confirmed to angela merkel over the phone that he knew nothing of the practice in a phone call merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed and that spying among friends does not work obama apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no prior knowledge that it was going on for germany's bill newspaper suggests he knew about the spying in germany's leader and encouraged it a claim denied by the n.s.a. khalid moppin from the international action center says that if the roles were reversed the u.s. wouldn't leave a single stone unturned to punish the spies. say you say cuba had been tapping the united states or iran had been tapping the united states there would be actually be sanctions and retaliation but in this instance that they are you know what's going to what's going to happen who's going to hold the united states accountable you know it's the same goes to the civilians who've been killed by drones what are they going to do it you know the u.s. is the force of economic power in the world and military power and they're the ones who get to punish people it's
confirmed to angela merkel over the phone that he knew nothing of the practice in a phone call merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed and that spying among friends does not work obama apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no prior knowledge that it was going on for germany's bill newspaper suggests he knew about the spying in germany's leader and encouraged it a claim denied by the n.s.a. khalid moppin from the international action center says that if the...
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tapping of chancellor angela merkel's phone in a letter to german authorities the former n.s.a. contractor expressed hope the growing support for what he did will prompt washington to a bed of what he called harmful behavior. has the details member of german parliament christians met with that noted in moscow on thursday have they have discussed this notice possible just twenty in front of the german parliament and the former n.s.a. contractor has actually issued an entire letter address it to the german chancellor angela merkel in which he said that he would be more than willing to come and testify because he knows a lot about the n.s.a. exigencies no just in europe but in the entire world. would be happy just to talk about that but he can only do that have berlin guarantees him a safe passage meaning that text will not be extradited to the united states on top of that edward snowden of course added that he would be more than willing to testify not of berlin but in washington unfortunately that is impossible. the moment regarding edward snowden's life in russia where he has bee
tapping of chancellor angela merkel's phone in a letter to german authorities the former n.s.a. contractor expressed hope the growing support for what he did will prompt washington to a bed of what he called harmful behavior. has the details member of german parliament christians met with that noted in moscow on thursday have they have discussed this notice possible just twenty in front of the german parliament and the former n.s.a. contractor has actually issued an entire letter address it to...
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a newspaper says the nsa listened in on german chancellor angela merkel's phone calls as far back as 2002. there's divide reaction in congress. >> repair work to do. hard questions need to ask of the nsa about what's really happening in this program. >> the president should stop apologizing, stop being defensive. the reality is the nsa has saved thousands of lives, not just the united states, also france, germany, throughout europe. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" said the eavesdropping ended after a white house review uncovered the operation this past summer. >>> new this morning, a 71-year- old man headed for los angeles is being held in canada. after montreal airport security found parts of a specially explosive device in his carry-on luggage. the man detained, hasn't been charged. everyone questioned, flight operations were temporarily disrupted. police also blocked off an area as they searched an apartment. >>> it was an adult-care home, but without the care. the search is on for the operators. kpix 5 mark kelly in castro valley where a skeleton staff apparently worked fo
a newspaper says the nsa listened in on german chancellor angela merkel's phone calls as far back as 2002. there's divide reaction in congress. >> repair work to do. hard questions need to ask of the nsa about what's really happening in this program. >> the president should stop apologizing, stop being defensive. the reality is the nsa has saved thousands of lives, not just the united states, also france, germany, throughout europe. >> reporter: "the wall street...